Toby Locke
@tlockewrites.bsky.social
He/him, 28; lapsed writer trying to get back on the wagon and TTRPG nerd. I overthink things. A lot.
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Yeah, that's right, weirdo who adds ppl who block you to lists, I'm the number one Ai hater! If there are no Ai haters left it's b/c I'm dead! I wear that badge of honor you think is an insult PROUDLY lol XD
...now I wanna make "Ai Hater" stickers & pins lol XD
...now I wanna make "Ai Hater" stickers & pins lol XD
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Yeah, that's right, weirdo who adds ppl who block you to lists, I'm the number one Ai hater! If there are no Ai haters left it's b/c I'm dead! I wear that badge of honor you think is an insult PROUDLY lol XD
...now I wanna make "Ai Hater" stickers & pins lol XD
...now I wanna make "Ai Hater" stickers & pins lol XD
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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frankenstein nation manifesting that criterion collection release with deleted scenes, extended runtime, and director's commentary
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
frankenstein nation manifesting that criterion collection release with deleted scenes, extended runtime, and director's commentary
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“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
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Every time the fucking PDF reader programs are like "I see you're reading a DOCUMENT, would you like AI to SUMMARIZE IT for you?"
I always answer out loud "I'd literally rather fucking die"
I always answer out loud "I'd literally rather fucking die"
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Every time the fucking PDF reader programs are like "I see you're reading a DOCUMENT, would you like AI to SUMMARIZE IT for you?"
I always answer out loud "I'd literally rather fucking die"
I always answer out loud "I'd literally rather fucking die"
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A Japanese organization representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation and more has demanded OpenAI to halt unauthorized use of their IP
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A Japanese organization representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation and more has demanded OpenAI to halt unauthorized use of their IP
Daily affirmations right here
Reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent since 2000. This is not progress. You should read because it's good for your brain, your soul. You should read because our freedoms will not long endure in a post-literate world. Most of all, you should read because it's fun.
October 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Daily affirmations right here
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Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
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feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*
I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*
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In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.
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“The only thing that has ever worked – time and time again – is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.” www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era
In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“The only thing that has ever worked – time and time again – is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.” www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Read bad art. Write bad art. Critique bad art.
October 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Read bad art. Write bad art. Critique bad art.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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"Avoiding politics" during the normalization of fascism is to side with fascism.
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"Avoiding politics" during the normalization of fascism is to side with fascism.
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Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
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for future legal purposes:
September 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
for future legal purposes:
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So:
Fascism is bad
The First Amendment is good
Genocide is an actual fucking crime
And also:
It's appalling to be in 2025 where each of these is not, in fact, taken as part of the baseline shared reality anymore
Fascism is bad
The First Amendment is good
Genocide is an actual fucking crime
And also:
It's appalling to be in 2025 where each of these is not, in fact, taken as part of the baseline shared reality anymore
September 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
So:
Fascism is bad
The First Amendment is good
Genocide is an actual fucking crime
And also:
It's appalling to be in 2025 where each of these is not, in fact, taken as part of the baseline shared reality anymore
Fascism is bad
The First Amendment is good
Genocide is an actual fucking crime
And also:
It's appalling to be in 2025 where each of these is not, in fact, taken as part of the baseline shared reality anymore
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If you want to push back against censorship, here’s some actions to take. Censoring *yourself* is not the way. Please listen to those who are most affected (nsfw artists) and what they’re asking us to do which is not to be silent!
actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout:
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it
September 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
If you want to push back against censorship, here’s some actions to take. Censoring *yourself* is not the way. Please listen to those who are most affected (nsfw artists) and what they’re asking us to do which is not to be silent!
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Do NOT believe the misinfo going around
There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
1/🧵
There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
1/🧵
September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Do NOT believe the misinfo going around
There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
1/🧵
There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates
Most notably:
1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"
So what can we DO about it?
#SaveSpeech
1/🧵
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No. Be loud. They want us to be silent. Also maybe listen to the nsfw artists begging you not to do a blackout & instead fight this loud & as vocal as you can be, especially if you say you wanba do this for those artists.
September 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
No. Be loud. They want us to be silent. Also maybe listen to the nsfw artists begging you not to do a blackout & instead fight this loud & as vocal as you can be, especially if you say you wanba do this for those artists.
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No silence, only screams. #bskycendorship
bsky is silencing free expression and doesn't understand its own audience. #bskycensorship
Post the image, change your pfp, use the tag to flood the Discover feed!
Post the image, change your pfp, use the tag to flood the Discover feed!
September 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
No silence, only screams. #bskycendorship
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#bskycensorship Bluesky team, get your act together challenge
Much more helpful than a blackout! Maybe get a tag trending on it? #bskycensorship
Instead of a posting strike, I think we should all change our profile pictures to something that reflects our anger and outrage over the changes to the Bluesky community guidelines. A suggestion:
September 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
#bskycensorship Bluesky team, get your act together challenge